A tiny island disputed between Uganda and Kenya, a super bloom in Death Valley, an arctic weasel in Norway, a solar eclipse viewed from Indonesia, a Major Lazer concert in Cuba, Olympic training in Rio de Janeiro, a dramatic calving of Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier, and much more.
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Nadine, a humanoid created by Nanyang Technological University's Professor Nadia Thalmann and her team, reacts to the presence of people during an interview with Reuters at their campus in Singapore on March 1, 2016. With her brown hair, soft skin, and expressive face, Nadine is a new brand of human-like robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly. #
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A natural gas explosion destroyed businesses on Greenwood Avenue during the early morning hours on March 9, 2015, in Seattle, Washington. Nine firefighters who were battling the blaze were injured, but have since been released from Harborview Medical Center according to Seattle Fire Department. #
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Ice cracks from the wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier located at Los Glaciares National Park, southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, on March 10, 2016. The Perito Moreno is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes mountain range. #
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Friba Hameed, 30, an Afghan police officer, poses for a photograph in front of a mural of herself, painted by an independent artist, outside the main gate of a police precinct to mark International Women's Day in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 8, 2016. #
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The remains of the iron-hulled steamer from the first Civil War-era vessel which was located near Oak Island on February 27, 2016, is shown in this handout photo released March 7, 2016. The shipwreck discovered off the coast of North Carolina is likely one of three Confederate blockade runners known to have been lost in the area, archaeologists said on Monday. #
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U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, March 10, 2016, in Washington, DC. #
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In this photo obtained from the Iranian Fars News Agency, a Qadr H long-range ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during a maneuver, in an undisclosed location in Iran, on March 9, 2016. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard test-fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday with the phrase “Israel must be wiped out” written on them. #
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A delivery robotic device that has the capacity to hold 6-8 kilos of cargo stands ready to move during its press launch in London, on March, 10, 2016. The six wheeled intelligent robot that uses GPS systems will make its debut in Greenwich after talks with the local authority led to a partnership with the firm. Greenwich is one of the few areas in the UK that allows unmanned robotic units to be used in public under special license. #
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Israa Abud smiles as her family cat Taboush peers from the tent in Idomeni, Greece, near the border with Macedonia, on March 6, 2016. Nearly 70 years after Israa Abud al Hosary’s grandparents fled Palestine, she is reliving their fate, forced to leave home with nearly nothing and start again from scratch in a foreign land. #
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Romanian women activists stand blindfolded with black scarves during a performance honoring the history of feminist movements, marking the International Women's Day in Bucharest, Romania, on March 8, 2016. #
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Palestinian Mohammad Baraka, 20, nicknamed by people as Gaza Samson, pulls a water tanker by a rope attached to his teeth as he exercises in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on March 5, 2016. #
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A model presents a creation by the Swiss designer Albert Kriemler as part of his Fall/Winter 2016/2017 women's ready-to-wear collection show for Akris in Paris, France, on March 6, 2016. #
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A smuggler's boat, sunk at port in Aegean resort of Didim, Turkey, on March 6, 2016. Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency says 25 migrants drowned off the Turkish coast while trying to reach Greece aboard this boat, reporting the coast guard rescued 15 other migrants off the Aegean Sea resort of Didim. #
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A woman looks through a window of her ruined house on March 8, 2016, in Cizre district, Turkey. Residents of Cizre in southeastern Turkey began returning home Wednesday after authorities partially lifted a curfew in place since December for a controversial operation against Kurdish rebels, which left many homes destroyed. #
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Turkish riot police launch water cannons and tear gas to disperse supporters of the Turkish Zaman daily newspaper who demonstrated outside the newspaper headquarters on March 4, 2016, in Istanbul. On March 4, 2016, amid growing alarm over freedom of expression in the country, an Istanbul court ordered Zaman, that was sharply critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, into administration. #
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A dog trainer works with a previously abandoned dog at a police center in Saltillo, Mexico, on March 4, 2016. Stray dogs are adopted by the police from a municipal anti-rabies center and then trained to help the police patrol the streets, and search for drugs, explosives, and weapons. #
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A boy stands among tents during a foggy morning at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni on March 8, 2016, where thousands of refugees and migrants are trapped by the Balkan border blockade. #
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Yellow wildflowers line the highway through Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, on March 4, 2016. Unusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a “super bloom,” carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white, and pink. #
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Migingo Island on Lake Victoria, photographed on March 3, 2016. Ownership of the island is subject to a dispute between Kenya and Uganda. Since 1926, territorial ownership of the island has been consistently shown on maps and on official documents as Kenyan. The dispute centers on the lucrative fishing rights in the waters around the island, mostly for valuable Nile perch. Ugandan waters come within 510 meters of the island. The tiny island crowded with housing shacks has a population of between 100 and 200 people. Kenyan voter registration has now resumed on the island just two days after Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) clerks were arrested by Ugandan security officials. #
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A polar bear cub snuggles up to her mother Valeska, in their enclosure at Bremerhaven's Zoo by the Sea, Germany on March 9, 2016. The female cub, who is yet to be named, was born on December 11 last year. #
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